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Madagascar-coronelli-1697-2
$1,400.00
Title
Isola di Madagascar, o di S. Lorenzo scoperta da Portoghesi nell Anno 1506, Descritta dal P. MrÅ Coronelli M.C. Cosmografo della Seren.ma Rep: Di Venetia, Dedicata All Ill.mo Sigr. Antonio Magliabecchi, Bibliotecario dell A. Serenissima Del Gran Duca di Toscana.
1697 (undated)
1 : 1011588
Description
This is Vincenzo Maria Coronelli s 1697 map of Madagascar, the most sophisticated 17th century map of the island. While the southeastern portion of the island reflects the cartography of Ãtienne de Flacourt (1607 - 1660), who from 1648 to 1653 was French East Indiaâs Governor of Madagascar, and who in 1658 published the first natural history of the island, this map includes detail beyond any of the French or Dutch maps sourced from Flacourt s manuscripts. Typical of Coronelli s meticulously researched work, the map provides a granular catalogue of the island s coastline toponymy. The interior has been b